title: Victims of torture.
abstract: There are millions of people in the world today who have survived torture. In this article two psychiatrists working in London at the Middlesex Hospital and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture describe the nature and common sequelae of torture.
authors.affiliation: University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Velsen
mesh_terms: D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D014104:Torture